UNC Women's Golf Team Ties For Sixth At NCAA East Regional

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May 9, 2009 | Women's Golf

By: UNC Athletic Communications

May 9, 2009

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Complete Results

NCAA East Regional Notes

2009 All-ACC Team

The University of North Carolina women's golf team fired a seven-over-par 287 for an 881 total to tie for sixth place at the NCAA East Regional thus advancing on to the NCAA Championship. The Tar Heels' 287 in the final round was the second lowest score of the day - Denver fired a one-under 279 and Virginia equaled Carolina's 287.

"We're thrilled to be going to the NCAA Championship," says Tar Heel head coach Sally Austin. "We played well today. We came from behind and it was a lot of fun. I'm proud of the girls and the way they hung in there. We were determined and look forward to going to Baltimore."

Freshman Allie White led the Tar Heels in the final round, firing a one-under-par 69. White, from Lancaster, Ohio, finished with an eight-over 218 total to tie for 15th place along with teammate Catherine O'Donnell. O'Donnell, a freshman from Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., carded a five-over 75 on Saturday after suffering a double-bogey on the last hole. Senior Sydney Crane, from Jamestown, N.C., posted a 73 in the final round for a 222 total to tie for 34th place. Lauren Hunt, a senior from Little River, S.C., shot her best score of the tournament, a one-over 71, to finish at 224 in a tie for 46th. Junior Kate Thomas, from Murwillumbah, Australia, carded a four-over 74 to finish with a 232 total in a tie for 76th place.

Denver fired a one-under 279 in the final round and came from eight strokes down to pass Alabama for the team title. Denver finished with a 22-over 862 total, four strokes ahead of Alabama's 866. Tennessee finished in third place with an 873 total while Virginia finished fourth at 874 and Tulane fifth at 876. Carolina and Duke tied for sixth place at 881 while Georgia was the final team to make the cut for NCAAs, finishing eighth at 889.

Dawn Shockley of Denver fired a four-under-par 66 for a one-under 209 total to grab the individual title after entering the final round tied for eighth place. Stephanie Connelly of Central Florida was the runner-up, finishing one stroke back at 210 after carding a two-under 68 on Saturday. Alabama's Camilla Lennarth and Tennessee's Nathalie Mansson tied for third place with 212 totals while Vanderbilt's Marina Alex and Denver's Katie Kempler tied for fifth place at 213.

The 54-hole event was played at the Mark Bostick Golf Course at the University of Florida which features a par 70, 6,023-yard layout. The top eight teams and the top two individuals not on those eight teams advance on to the NCAA Championship to be played May 19-22 at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md. The two individual qualifiers are Central Florida's Stephanie Connelly and Vanderbilt's Marina Alex.